Piexplode: lol it's fine
Piexplode: it's RBY
Piexplode: if I wanted less hax
GGFan 2K15: lol
Piexplode: I'd have played better
Piexplode: :]]]]]
Piexplode: haha
Piexplode: fun series
Piexplode: nice to chill out about it sometimes ^^
GGFan 2K15: yeah
GGFan 2K15: i never change teams
Piexplode: I noticed
GGFan 2K15: i'm like golden gyarados on steroids
Piexplode: I'm very comortable with my main team but
Piexplode: it failed hard g1
GGFan 2K15: i'm the best player who never changes teams imo
Piexplode: lol
Piexplode: over what time period
Piexplode: and ye most good players change teams fairly often
GGFan 2K15: i've had this team for about a year and a half now
Piexplode: nice
Piexplode: tbf imo it's pretty cool how my
Piexplode: main team has a set that
Piexplode: noone's used in 10 years
Piexplode: and only people as old as u would have heard of
Piexplode: HB tanklax
Piexplode: worked like a charm in spite of me playing awfully
GGFan 2K15: i've even heard of surf tanklax
Piexplode: :p
GGFan 2K15: nobody ever used it though
Piexplode: yah I'm sure
Piexplode: with innovation you never really
Piexplode: innovate any more
Piexplode: it's more a case of
GGFan 2K15: you don't really need to be innovative imo
Piexplode: well ye
GGFan 2K15: most times i lose sets it's more because of bad luck
Piexplode: but I mean at the same time u hardly can
GGFan 2K15: you can surprise people with, like, sing lapras
GGFan 2K15: that's about it
GGFan 2K15: or amnesia lax
Piexplode: ay still i love being less predictable
Piexplode: :3
GGFan 2K15: yeah
Piexplode: I need more practice and experience overall
Piexplode: but owel
Piexplode: my main aim's more to do
Piexplode: lots of analysis work
Piexplode: than achieve tournament victory
Piexplode: although I'm a big fan of team tours *-* I just enjoy em
Piexplode: even still who doesn't want to
Piexplode: be the best
Piexplode: like no one ever was
Piexplode: lawl
GGFan 2K15: it won't be that difficult
Piexplode: we all have our roles :)
GGFan 2K15: just look at marco
Piexplode: yah
GGFan 2K15: he was really motivated last year
Piexplode: there's many places though
GGFan 2K15: but this year, i feel like his energy has flagged
Piexplode: yah SPL
Piexplode: is prolly a large part of it
Piexplode: bear in mind that RBY's played in so many different communities
Piexplode: even ignoring linguaspheric you have
Piexplode: 2k10 pp smogon po PS
Piexplode: NBS but that's about gone now
Piexplode: lol one time I even fought on
Piexplode: porymath
GGFan 2K15: meh
GGFan 2K15: i feel like PP is the most relevant playerbase
GGFan 2K15: it consists of RBY specialists
GGFan 2K15: i wouldn't call a smogon random a good player just because he won a tournament on smogon
Piexplode: in some ways
GGFan 2K15: he'd have to be consistent
Piexplode: tru it's all very muddled
GGFan 2K15: golden gyarados won the first world cup, but nobody considers him a great player
Piexplode: it annoys me these old players who
Piexplode: seem to appear only for SPL
GGFan 2K15: yeah, it doesn't mean anything
GGFan 2K15: it hurt RBY's reputation imo
Piexplode: like floppy/gorgie, gene/g80, the chaser
Piexplode: lol yeah I guuess
GGFan 2K15: all of a sudden you had these elitist losers who don't play anywhere else
Piexplode: it's too muddled and yah that
GGFan 2K15: act like smogon is the only place that matters
Piexplode: everyone is
Piexplode: very stubborn
GGFan 2K15: when rby has never been relevant on smogon
GGFan 2K15: i'm in the smogon tournament
Piexplode: u have to remember btw outside of like gen 1-3 that's basically true tho
Piexplode: lol
Piexplode: are u actually
GGFan 2K15: yeah
Piexplode: in lutra's one

(13:02) Piexplode: apparently
(13:02) Piexplode: veteran in love
(13:02) Piexplode: and nitro
(13:02) Piexplode: started b4 u
(13:03) Piexplode: vil is playin in SPL this year :o
(13:03) Piexplode: lol
(13:03) GGFan 2K15: so what
(13:03) GGFan 2K15: nitro left for 7 years
(13:03) GGFan 2K15: he made a short comeback in 2010-2011
(13:03) GGFan 2K15: left again
(13:03) GGFan 2K15: made another comeback
(13:03) GGFan 2K15: vil isn't consistent at all
(13:04) GGFan 2K15: he plays in maybe 1 or 2 tournaments a year
(13:04) Piexplode: tru
(13:05) GGFan 2K15: imo i became the longest active player after hipmonlee retired in 2012
(13:06) Piexplode: if m dragon retires 3+ years after you do though :o
(13:06) GGFan 2K15: yeah, but only i know when i'll stop playing
(13:06) Piexplode: ik
(13:06) GGFan 2K15: i have to be honest, i don't have much left
(13:07) Piexplode: M Dragon can competently play every OU :o
(13:07) Piexplode: at the highest level
(13:07) GGFan 2K15: yeah, at my prime i was only good at RBY/GSC/ADV
(13:07) GGFan 2K15: *in my prime
(13:07) Piexplode: yea they take different skills each one
(13:08) GGFan 2K15: but sometimes you need to priortize
(13:08) GGFan 2K15: i don't have the time or motivation to play anything, but i don't need to
(13:08) GGFan 2K15: anything else
(13:08) Piexplode: indeed
(13:08) GGFan 2K15: i'm happy with being considered a top player in my speciality
(13:08) GGFan 2K15: and i don't even have to try that hard to earn that distinction
(13:09) GGFan 2K15: unlike people such as golden gyarados, who have been playing for 3 years and haven't had that much success
(13:11) GGFan 2K15: but it's really epeititve
(13:11) GGFan 2K15: repeititve
(13:11) Piexplode: ya
(13:11) GGFan 2K15: that's why lutra left, i think
(13:11) GGFan 2K15: he was smart
(13:11) GGFan 2K15: he had a great year and focused on something else
(13:11) Piexplode: lutra leave where?
(13:12) GGFan 2K15: i meant stopped playing
(13:12) Piexplode: did he ever stop?
(13:12) GGFan 2K15: compare his 2013 to his 2014
(13:12) Piexplode: he's not very active tru
(13:12) GGFan 2K15: in 2014, he played in, like, five tournaments
(13:12) Piexplode: more inTD mode
(13:12) Piexplode: but he's not stopped totally
(13:13) GGFan 2K15: he doesn't play enough to be considered a great player
(13:13) GGFan 2K15: compared to others
(13:13) Piexplode: ay I guess
(13:13) GGFan 2K15: this is why 2015 is such an important year for marco
(13:14) GGFan 2K15: he had one of the greatest years ever, sure, but he needs to have another great year or two to be considered a legend imo
(13:15) Piexplode: lol probably
(13:15) GGFan 2K15: for example, i don't consider lutra a legendary player and i don't think you do, either
(13:16) GGFan 2K15: crystal played for a good 3 years at least
(13:16) Piexplode: I hardly really think of anyone as a legendary player though
(13:17) GGFan 2K15: i think about these things sometimes. it's interesting to me
(13:17) Piexplode: noone's played long enough in one place recently dominantly enough for long enough with a minimum of disputes on the accuracy of it
(13:17) Piexplode: lol
(13:17) GGFan 2K15: yeah, but most people who argue about accuracy have no credibility to begin with
(13:18) Piexplode: Isa?
(13:18) GGFan 2K15: no
(13:18) Piexplode: most of his credibility is from the last 3 years tho and
(13:18) GGFan 2K15: not a legend
(13:18) Piexplode: I know the 2 of u squabble too much to
(13:18) Piexplode: accept eachother's existance
(13:18) GGFan 2K15: most of his wins are against inexperienced players
(13:19) GGFan 2K15: he had a disappointing run in PP, which consists of much better players
(13:19) GGFan 2K15: i made it farther than he did in his home turf
(13:19) GGFan 2K15: and who knows, i may make it even farther
(13:19) Piexplode: lol
(13:19) Piexplode: we'll see ;)
(13:20) GGFan 2K15: if you told me isa was better than me, i would laugh
(13:20) GGFan 2K15: if you told me marco is better than me, i would respect your opinion
(13:21) Piexplode: I think lutra thinks of you and isa of about equal level
(13:21) Piexplode: but ye personally I perceive of marco as probably
(13:21) Piexplode: the best RBYer
(13:21) Piexplode: at this time
(13:21) GGFan 2K15: which is ridiculous
(13:21) GGFan 2K15: we'll see if marco can stay at the top
(13:21) GGFan 2K15: he's struggling a bit so far
(13:22) GGFan 2K15: but isa? he's never accomplished anything that i would need or want to
(13:22) Piexplode: just tour victory on every site other than PP
(13:22) Piexplode: lol
(13:22) GGFan 2K15: such as
(13:22) Piexplode: smogon PO
(13:23) GGFan 2K15: lol
(13:23) GGFan 2K15: smogon and smogonjr RBY
(13:24) GGFan 2K15: i'd rather make the semi finals of five MTs on PP than win a smogon team tournament in which i played, like, six games
GGFan 2K15: but keep quiet
GGFan 2K15: yeah
Piexplode: he figured out
Piexplode: who you are
GGFan 2K15: how do you know
Piexplode: doughboy?
GGFan 2K15: lol no
Piexplode: lol
Piexplode: rip
GGFan 2K15: hahahahaha
GGFan 2K15: wow
GGFan 2K15: i even made it obvious imo
Piexplode: same timezone
Piexplode: similar excuses
Piexplode: oh
Piexplode: wow actually
Piexplode: good point
Piexplode: if I were u I'd be more cunning on the timezones
Piexplode: well at least I know
Piexplode: it's not doughboy
Piexplode: lmao
Piexplode: well
Piexplode: we'll see
Piexplode: how this plays out
Piexplode: don't tell me who your alt is
Piexplode: I'm not the best at keeping secrets :x
GGFan 2K15: alright
GGFan 2K15: man, i made it obvious though
GGFan 2K15: especially recently
GGFan 2K15: i'm surprised lutra got it wrong
GGFan 2K15: you know
Piexplode: Year13?
GGFan 2K15: going by smogon's logic, i'm a better player than floppy
GGFan 2K15: because i made it farther than him in a smogon tournament
GGFan 2K15: yeah
Piexplode: ya but marco ranked me equal to floppy yesterday
Piexplode: lol
GGFan 2K15: Year13 = my thirteenth year playing competitively
GGFan 2K15: if i make the top 8 it will be really difficult
Piexplode: ahhhhhh
Piexplode: true
Piexplode: lol
Piexplode: I wonder if lutra
GGFan 2K15: almost everybody will be an RBY specialist
Piexplode: will cotton on
Piexplode: when will you
Piexplode: reveal it
GGFan 2K15: i guess when i get knocked out
Piexplode: aite
GGFan 2K15: or win
GGFan 2K15: winning will be really tough. i won't hold my breath
GGFan 2K15: i'll take top 8
Piexplode: tbf I have an alt on there which dooesm't IP share with me
Piexplode: it's pretty easy to do that
Piexplode: lol
GGFan 2K15: nice
Piexplode: eh tbh whilst there's
Piexplode: specialist's
Piexplode: there's noone who's a total lord
Piexplode: no marco isa lutra etc
Piexplode: M dragon and
Piexplode: ussr players
Piexplode: look hardest
GGFan 2K15: M Dragon is really good
GGFan 2K15: at rby
GGFan 2K15: imo
GGFan 2K15: Mister Tim is playing really well so far, though he's getting really lucky too
GGFan 2K15: i can beat anybody
Piexplode: yah it's RBY
Piexplode: when there's a bull
GGFan 2K15: but the problem is that my games will probably come down to RNG
Piexplode: there's a way
Piexplode: lol I like how you've literally only
Piexplode: posted in that
Piexplode: one tour and
Piexplode: nothing else
GGFan 2K15: lol
GGFan 2K15: it's so fucking obvious i'm an alt
Piexplode: yeah
GGFan 2K15: how could these idiots not realize that
Piexplode: you amuse me and I think I amuse you :)
GGFan 2K15: and the fact that i'm in the top 16
Piexplode: yah
GGFan 2K15: i stand out like a sore thumb
Piexplode: still the amount of people in it not specialists
GGFan 2K15: well
GGFan 2K15: if i make top 8
Piexplode: means this is maybe the last round
Piexplode: that you'll blend
GGFan 2K15: it'll be something like me, during summer, m dragon, ortheore, tim, ALLALA tiba, someone else
GGFan 2K15: most are rby specialists
Piexplode: yah probably mael
Piexplode: they're momentum on PP
GGFan 2K15: ah
Piexplode: ;)
GGFan 2K15: my goal was not to get knocked out by a smogon random
GGFan 2K15: and eliminate some to give rby some credibility
GGFan 2K15: i've knocked out three smogon randoms so far
Piexplode: well
GGFan 2K15: if i can knock out two more, i'll be happy
Piexplode: crest beat me
GGFan 2K15: an rby random
Piexplode: iirc u beat crestfall?
Piexplode: ya sorta
Piexplode: they're solid tho
GGFan 2K15: i should have won 2-0, but he got really lucky at the end
GGFan 2K15: then i brutally haxed him in the third game, which was justified
GGFan 2K15: in the first round i played some random
GGFan 2K15: anybody with experience would have won 2-0
GGFan 2K15: but he was so green. he had no idea what he was doing
GGFan 2K15: i came back in both games
GGFan 2K15: i was so happy to win that set
GGFan 2K15: i've played a pretty significant role in this tournament so far, imo
Piexplode: yeah :)
GGFan 2K15: i've made the tournament more credible
Piexplode: not really if they don't know who you are
Piexplode: but lmao after 13 years I love in some ways how you've not changed
Piexplode: just please don't annoy lutra or get them into trouble
Piexplode: I want u to be on PP still
Piexplode: :)
GGFan 2K15: what do you mean
GGFan 2K15: do you really know me?
Piexplode: well no but
Piexplode: not everythin in the past
Piexplode: remains hidden there
Piexplode: I found ur forums and old posting on 2k10
Piexplode: and u hear stories
Piexplode: I'm just amused
GGFan 2K15: i'd the say the fact that i'm still around winning most of my matches while most smogon cocksuckers faded into obscurity means more
Piexplode: you're still at all sorts of antics
Piexplode: well they're not exactly obscure with 200k members
Piexplode: they're just
Piexplode: obscure-ish in RBY
Piexplode: but RBY has a small playerbase by
Piexplode: smogon standards
GGFan 2K15: mmmmm
Piexplode: I can find a room of top level current gen OU players
GGFan 2K15: most people around now haven't been around for very long
GGFan 2K15: that's what i mean
Piexplode: yah tru but still
GGFan 2K15: nobody has been around longer than i have
Piexplode: some oldies remain
Piexplode: mostly on IRC I guess
GGFan 2K15: yeah, and they don't matter. they're gimmicks and jokes
Piexplode: it depends on
Piexplode: how long where
Piexplode: I know m drag started in 04
GGFan 2K15: i've been around longer than that
Piexplode: as did smogon as a whole
Piexplode: yah
Piexplode: at the same time it was really
Piexplode: a clusterfuck all that far backcompared to now in some ways
Piexplode: sorta
Piexplode: lol
Piexplode: I'm mincing words horribly
GGFan 2K15: tell me somebody who has been around longer but actually matters
Piexplode: I mean when u started I was 4 years old :x not my fault I wasn't a pokemon master
Piexplode: at that age
Piexplode: maybe 6*
Piexplode: lol
GGFan 2K15: and what do you think i do?
GGFan 2K15: all i do is play rby and win most of the time
Piexplode: ur prolly the oldest battler who's still competitively focussed tho ye
GGFan 2K15: my existence still pisses people off
GGFan 2K15: i win
Piexplode: lol
Piexplode: not that much
Piexplode: tbh
Piexplode: I mean most people
Piexplode: haven't really heard that much about you
GGFan 2K15: i don't need that
Piexplode: people who are more old gen aware will know you
GGFan 2K15: i have my niche
Piexplode: lol
GGFan 2K15: in my niche, i'm one of the most successful
Piexplode: I find bizarre probably one of the
Piexplode: most remembered names
Piexplode: cromat for their ADV (I think) invention of what we now call CroCune
Piexplode: now everyone calls mons with
Piexplode: resttalk/attack/boost
Piexplode: CroMon
Piexplode: insert mon name here
Piexplode: what a way to be remembered even tho it's a
Piexplode: fairly intuitive concept nowadays
Piexplode: nothing as fundamental as that will bear a
Piexplode: player's name again really
Piexplode: tobybro's another but that's not applied to any mon other than the original so
Piexplode: it's still a weird case but not one that's crossed
GGFan 2K15: that doesn't matter to me
Piexplode: generation gap after generation gap
Piexplode: it's just a curiosity :)
GGFan 2K15: i'd rather be the guy who has the most semi final appearances after all this time or something like that
Piexplode: lol
GGFan 2K15: i don't need people to remember me. i don't need to convince anybody of anything
Piexplode: well be who you are ^^
GGFan 2K15: i find my longevity interesting
Piexplode: yah
Piexplode: it is
GGFan 2K15: nobody really has what i have
Piexplode: ayy but
Piexplode: when you quit eventually
Piexplode: others will have the chancei
Piexplode: I guess